Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Archdeacon Blgth has been Presehteu
with the vacant bishopric Of Jerusalem.
The soda pop, and mineral water bottling
firms of Chicago have consolidated, with
capital stock of 100000.
The immigrants arriving in this country
during the eight months ending February
%, 1887, numbered 22l ,4O9
1t is reported that the Chinese govern
ment has concluded negotiations for q loan
OF five m lion marks with German finhn'
ciers at D! per cent. interest.
Frank Guyer, Il painter. OF Chambersburg,
Pa, who left his wife, and, it is charged, ia
living with another woman was seized yes
terday by mob of masked men aud badly
beaten.
A cable dispatch from Rome announces
that the Holy Father n.Otu prOpri0. desir-
ing to show special honor to the Most Rev.
Archbishop Corrigan, has named him prelate
assistant to the Pontilical throne"
United States Consul Russell and nun
Der of Am erican residents OF Liverpool went
down to the mouth Of the Mersey in
special steamer yesterday and heartily
greeted Secretary Manning on the arrival
of the Arizona
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
gives notice that on April l an advance OF
twenty per cent. will be made in the rates for
quarterly cummutation tickets on all lines
of the company terminating at Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington.
The sale Of the collection of pciures from
the art galleries of Hon. DemGs Barnes, of
Brooklyn, Henry Brace, of New York, and
g. Waldron Hyatt, of Philadelphia, began
in New York yesterday. Seventy-nine
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President Robert Garrett, Mr.. John X.
Cowen and Vice President Thomas NJ.
King, of the Baltimore and Ohio, went 10
Philadelphia yesterday, and the report is
that some of the negotiations in the big deal
have been transferred to that city.
The New York Mail and Express says
that syndicate has been formed, including
Senator Payne aud Messrs. Burke and
Richie, of Ohio; brastns Wiman and A. B.
Boardman, of New York, and James Nc
Laren, of Ottawa, to organize company
with capital of $10000,000 to buy every
mine in Canada.
Five roughs weylaid and assaulted Louise
| Wrinkle. a twelve-year old girl, last Tues
| day night OF the outskirts of Granton, Hud
son county, n. J. The approach of
young woman, frightened the men away,
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party. The unfortunate girl has since died,
aud no trace of the culprits has since been
found.
The steamer Belgic, which arrived at San
Francisco yesterday from China and Japan,
brought news CT dreadful tragedy at Hisia
Shib Chen, China, twenty miles northeast OF
Hongebow. Over 300 tramps appeared 10
tho village, and the inhabitants, greatly
| al NV THAR praaaupa inviaule1 fhe
whole body of tramps into the temple, and
during the night set fire to the ediice. Only
forty of the tramps escaped from the blazing
building, the remainder being burned 10
death.
The question of wipng out Mr. Randall's
Congressional district was finally determined
negatively at Harrisburg last evening The
House committee on Congressional appoint
ment decided on the bill, which will be sup
ported by the republicans in both branches
of the legislature, 1t leaves Mr. Randall's
district in IFS present shape. A Harrisburg
dispatch says 1t was decided that no legis
lation could keep Randall out of Congress,
aud that it would be better from party
standpoint 10 have him represent demo-
cratic rather than republican district
This is the fourteenth day of the race be.
tween the yachts Coronet and Dauntless
| from New York to Cork Ireland. But
oae vessel has reported sighting them this
week Incoming European steamers have
had westerly winds Of moderate force from
mid. ocean TO Sandy Hook, and the present
prospect is that the yachts will carry west
aud southwest winds to within three hun
dred miles of their destination, when they
may have strong head winds during the last
of their voyage. If this is so they may not
get across until the middle of next week.